gnóis

Irish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γνῶσις (gnôsis, “knowledge”).

Noun

gnóis f (genitive singular gnóise)

1. (Gnosticism, occult, etc.) gnosis

Declension

Declension of gnóis

Second declension

Bare forms (no plural form of this noun) Case Singular Nominative gnóis Vocative a ghnóis Genitive gnóise Dative gnóis

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an ghnóis Genitive na gnóise Dative leis an ngnóis don ghnóis

Derived terms

• agnóisí m (“agnostic”, noun)
• gnóisí m (“gnostic”, noun)

 

Related terms

• agnóisíoch (“agnostic”, adjective)
• gnóisíoch (“gnostic”, adjective)
• gnóisíochas m (“gnosticism”)

 

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
gnóis	ghnóis	ngnóis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gnóis”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN